Broome Closet Booths {CeCe Caldwell Visits}

Hello friends.

The Broome Closet booths at Ridge Antiques

 in Ridge Spring, South Carolina have been more exciting than usual. 

The French gentlemen's chest above, painted by Beth, with CeCe Caldwell paint sold to an unexpected person. 

CeCe Caldwell came into the shop and bought it. 

She also purchased other furniture pieces from us and throughout the store.

 She is taking them back to Arizona where she has a store.

Beth and I were quite happy about that.

Edit: Beth tells me the French gentlemen's chest is painted in Young Kansas Wheat.

The twig wreaths are handmade by my brother in law from his Georgia creek vines.

We have a good bit of transferware.

We love it.

Don't you?

Our garden booth has many fall items. 

We love pumpkins. 

Don't you?

We are  restocking the booths today and tomorrow. 

The Ridge Spring merchants are having a sidewalk sale on Saturday.

We truly appreciate all our customers. 

It is always thrilling to have sales.

Thank you all for your many well wishes for Joe.

 He returned to work yesterday.

peace and joy

Olive

Dish Cabinet

When I saw this tall painted cabinet in a junk shop I was immediately interested. 

Could it work in our dining room?

My friend Beth gave me those pretty Staffordshire knives.

It was not made to hold dishes. 

 Originally it was a gun cabinet. 

Someone built shelves in it.

It's narrow profile works in this walkway perfectly.

The whites, red transferware, and David Austin roses seem at home.

One huge negative to this cabinet was it smelled terrible. 

I have worked on this issue relentlessly. 

I might do a post on removing odors from cabinets if y'all are interested.

What do you think?

 Is it a keeper?

To see our kitchen island filled with transferware go here.

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joy and peace

Olive

Teapot, Teacups, Pitchers

Good morning my friends.

This crazed, creamy, and blue teapot is the cutest. 

I found it in a junk shop.

 It is on my dining table where I have a vintage bedspread with intricate embroidery.

If you see cat hair-this is where Gremmie hangs out. 

We eat elsewhere.

Thank you all for your comments in my last ice storm post. 

Y'all are awfully sweet. 

I have the best friends here too.

Look at that old embroidery.

 Do use vintage spreads and quilts as tablecloths. 

They work quite well.

Two Meakin {made in England}small pitchers from the same junk shop. 

Forgive my blurry pics. 

I am in bad form. 

We picked up more truck loads of limbs yesterday. 

We are making progress. 

We can now walk to our mailbox unscathed.

A leaning tower of Meakin teacups in a cloche.

 I like that caddy wampus look.

Caddy wampus is where it's at for us these days:}

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joy and peace

Olive

Junkin Finds

It is never a bad idea to pick up a scale or a Delft blue cow creamer. 

I doubt the creamer weighs over seven pounds though. 

This corner of our dining room is full of recent flea market, junk, and antique store finds.

 I am enamored of old beat up buckets.

 They are elevated from their humble status when planted with flowers.

That is not a garden watering can but rather a gas station radiator water can. 

If you are old enough to recall full service gas stations you may remember these. 

I would plant Blue Daze flowers in it.

I own three stick tables. 

This one has beautiful folk art painting on it. 

I was thrilled to uncover it in a junk shop buried under a large box.

The wood on this stool was incredibly dry. 

I practically gave it a bath in furniture paste wax.

 I like it's legs.

All of this is tagged for the booths and packed in the Jeep except the cow creamer. 

With my transferware  addiction-she's all mine.

I am scheduled for ear surgery this Thursday. 

I am ready for it as I have migraines and a persistent earache.

I will let you, my peeps, know what happens. 

Invariably I always create some sort of drama. 

Or Joe thinks so anyways.

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happy hunting

Olive

Thrifty Cafe Curtains

Cafe curtains hang from little clips usually and cover half the window. 

I made the last set for this kitchen window from a twin sheet with hemming tape.

 I do not sew. 

This pair is a simple pair of king sized pillowcases on clips. 

The eyelet ruffle adds a cottage touch.

 The previous look.

The kitchen island is busy and full of transferware as ya'll know. 

The white eyelet is calming in the background.

I found the eyelet pillowcases at a thrift store for one dollar. 

Saves me money for my transferware collection.

Even if you bought new pillowcases it would still be a thrifty window covering.

All you need are tension rods, a set of curtain clips, and a pair of king pillowcases.

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joy and peace

Olive

Olive Out Best Images 2013

From Vintage Toys post in May here.

I thought I posted this image in Southern Farm House but you can find a similar one here.

I bought a new computer in the spring and locating my images is building my character. 

Enough said.

Wire Cloche {gilded shells} here.

By the way our island has been viewed more than any other topic 

I have written about or photographed here on Olive Out.

The  mailbox image is one of my favorites indeed and tugs at my heart. 

It is from Tied To A Place here.

The island again. I almost did not buy this rack, whatever it is, but it works. 

See it here in Kitchen Island With Vintage Dish Rack.

The gallery wall in it's early stages. It has expanded. 

Find it in Gallery Wall here.

Ridge Antiques has become a huge part of my life thanks to my dear friend Beth. 

I love this stack of crates in Bob's booth read Primitives and More here.

Friendly Village China In A Toolbox here.

Blogging has been tougher for me this year than any other but I am not stopping. 

I love each of my readers and all my blog brings to me in inspiration and encouragement.

Next post will be my 2013 flower images.

Please read my post sponsored by Kaplan and Blogher here.  

Spend "thirty minutes" with me in the center I worked in as an R.N.

joy and peace

Olive

Friendly Village China In A Toolbox

Two of my favorite collectibles are paired here on the bar. 

Transferware and an old toolbox. 

The transferware is Friendly Village by Johnson Brothers.

It has lovely winter scenes on its plates.

The snow on the plates is about as close as I am getting to snow.

Don't laugh at the bow. 

I made it and I am horrible at bow making.

Okay, laugh.

 There is a back story to the long roofers toolbox.

 It was purchased at the Gordon Farmer estate sale.

 Mr. Farmer was on American Pickers in 2010. 

He had warehouses full of antiques at his local business near our yellow house.

The lady I bought it from was happy with my vision for it.

I did not go to the sale because I thought it was likely out of my price range. 

I bought this toolbox, still full of roofing nails, from an antiques dealer about two weeks ago.

Nails out-transferware in!

{That Buddha under glass makes me think of South Korea Girl. 

She loves Asian art pieces.}

The toolbox is a big long piece but I knew immediately when I saw it it was perfect for our bar.

Wishing you a peaceful day.

 I was out in traffic and am beyond thrilled to be home with my fur kids.

Please check out my post: Thirty Minutes In The Day Of A Registered Nurse.

Thanks bunches to all who have already stopped by.

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Be Inspired

Happy Christmas

Olive

Kitchen Island: Christmas

Our kitchen island is the heart of our small kitchen. 

It's filled with trasnferware. 

It could stand to be thinned out but not today or even next month.

Gremmie dines on top of the island and that way her food is usually safe from Shelley.

The Maxine nutcracker cheers me no end. 

I found her in an antiques booth a long time ago.

I hope you are enjoying the beauty of Christmas.

To see the front of this island with it's old window click here.

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Happy Christmas

Olive